Is Jesus the Only Begotten Son of God? : Part Six

IS JESUS THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD? : PART 6

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Published On : May 25, 1998

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The God Of Gods And The Mighty Congregation, The Millennial
Intercessory Priesthood, Mockers Of The Endtime, Persevere!

For God to actually be the "God of gods", these other gods
must really exist; therefore, it seems to me that they must
be these other sons of God whom we have already spoken
about. It might interest you to know that this word "god" is
taken from the Hebrew word "Elohim", or "Elohiym", which is
actually the plural form of "el", or "ale"; although it is
normally translated in the singular form. Consider what the
Hebrew lexicon reveals regarding this word:

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'elohiym {el-o-heem'}

1) (plural, KJV)
1a) rulers, judges
1b) divine ones
1c) angels
1d) gods
2) (plural intensive - singular meaning)
2a) god, goddess
2b) godlike one
2c) works or special possessions of God
2d) the (true) God
2e) God

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Considering the above definitions, it certainly seems to fit
that these sons of god are the Angelic Ministers in the
Courts of Heaven; as well as the Spiritual Warriors who fight
evil; and the Angelic Messengers or Envoys, from the Hebrew
"malak" or "aggelos", sent to impart certain information to
humanity. I also discuss this topic in other articles which I
encourage you to read. These include "The Urantia Book: A
Dangerous New Age Doctrine!", "Satan: King of Tyrus, King Of
Empires! Part One" and others. Considering the reality of
these facts, we would all be wise to take heed to the
following advice from the Apostle Paul:

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some
have entertained angels unawares."
(Hebrews 13:2, KJV)

From a human perspective, these spiritual beings are all
gods to us; but, as we have already seen, they are lower in
rank that Jesus Christ because they were apparently created
by Him. Jesus truly is preeminent, and the Beloved of His
Father. He occupies first place in the Divine One's Heart.
Consider again some of the verses I shared earlier:

"And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the
beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things
he might have the preeminence."
(Colossians 1:18, KJV)

"Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For
unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my
Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to
him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? . . . But to
which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right
hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?"
(Hebrews 1:4-5, 13, KJV)

"Without father, without mother, without descent, having
neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like
unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually."
(Hebrews 7:3, KJV)

Thus, contrary to what is believed by the supporters of that
demonic tome, the Urantia Book, the Unbelief Book, Jesus
Christ is not just one of many "Creator Sons" of God; He is
truly unique. He is above them all, and in fact created them
all, based upon the Scriptural evidence that we have looked
at. In fact, let us not forget that God's whole Plan of
Salvation has the ultimate goal of creating new sons and
daughters of God from the pool of human beings right here on
Planet Earth. Just as I have pointed out in other articles
such as "The Children Of Light: Are You One Of Us?", one of
these days we are going to see the complete fulfillment of
the Salvation Plan, when we are finally raised to Eternal
Life in incorruptible spiritual bodies just like Jesus
Christ. In that day, we will truly be the sons and daughters
of God in every sense of the word! It is going to be one
glorious day for all of us!

This brings us to the final revelation I wish to share in
this article; and it all goes back to our discussion
concerning Jesus Christ as Melchizedek, the High Priest of
God. Have you ever wondered what we are going to be doing
once we are resurrected? From previous verses that we have
looked at, we know that we will be miraculously transformed,
so that we will be just like Jesus, correct? Aside from the
fact that it means that we will all possess super powerful
spiritual bodies just like Him, what else could it possibly
mean? From everything I have studied on this issue, the
answer seems quite clear; and it truly thrills me! Exactly
what is Jesus' current role in the Courts of Heaven? Here
again is the Scriptural answer for you:

"Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea
rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand
of God, who also maketh intercession for us."
(Romans 8:34, KJV)

"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost
that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them."
(Hebrews 7:25, KJV)

Just like the Levitical Priesthood of ages gone by, having
offered up Himself as the Perfect and Final Sacrifice, Jesus
now occupies the position of High Priest who intercedes for
the people of Earth night and day before the Throne of God.
As Paul stated, unlike the ancient Levitical Priesthood,
Jesus will not be replaced by anyone, for He is Eternal. It
is my belief then, based upon the Scriptural evidence, that
we may possibly fulfill a similar but smaller role during
the Millennium, and perhaps even afterwards. Consider the
following verses to see why this may be so:

"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,
an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."
(1 Peter 2:5, KJV)

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the
praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his
marvellous light:"
(1 Peter 2:9, KJV)

"And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father;
to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
(Revelation 1:6, KJV)

"And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we
shall reign on the earth."
(Revelation 5:10, KJV)

"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first
resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but
they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign
with him a thousand years."
(Revelation 20:6, KJV)

Can it be any more thrilling than that? I may be wrong, but
it seems to me that this may be the identity of the order of
priests known as Melchizedek. From the time of Moses, until
the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem by the
Babylonians in about the year 587 B.C., and then again
during the Second Temple period up until 70 A.D. when it was
once again destroyed by the Romans, the Jews always had a
high priest. However, there were also lower priests as well
who worked in the Temple. As John the Revelator tells us,
there is now no longer any need for a physical temple
because as he wrote:

"And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are the temple of it."
(Revelation 21:22, KJV)

This is exactly where we may fit into the picture! Just as
Jesus is the High Priest who currently intercedes for us
before the Throne of God, perhaps during the Millennium, we
will be interceding for the people of Earth before the
Throne of Jesus Christ. In other words, perhaps we will be
their intercessory priests. Wouldn't this be amazing? The
reason that I speculate that we may be doing this, is for
the very same reason that Jesus currently makes the perfect
Intercessor and High Priest for us. The following verse
provides a clue:

"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with
the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
(Hebrews 4:15, KJV)

Who could possibly make better intercessors for the
remaining people of Earth than those who have lived among
them as fellow human beings? Of course, we will then be in
our Resurrected Super-Bodies, but we will certainly not
forget our former experiences; that is, our sufferings, our
problems, our sins, shortcomings and weaknesses, our trials
and tribulations, etc. Perhaps for this reason we will be
pleading their cause before the Throne of Jesus. Right now
we all tend to become upset at times with some of these
rebellious God-haters and Christ-mockers. They can certainly
test one's patience. All we can do is pray that God will
work in their lives and break their pride and their haughty
arrogant spirits. By doing this, we are already interceding
for them; even if we are praying for judgment upon them in
order to wake them up.

As I have shown in other articles such as "Are Personal
Tragedies Due To Sin", sometimes this is what some people
need before God's Voice can get through to them. It isn't
until the Lord has taken everything away from them, that
they finally realize how small and insignificant they really
are; and how far astray they have gone. Man is truly an odd
beast to think that he can defy his Creator; yet today this
is happening at unprecedented levels, exactly as we see in
the Scriptures:

". . . The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is
none that doeth good."
(Psalms 14:1b, KJV)

"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days
scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where
is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell
asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning
of the creation."
(2 Peter 3:3-4, KJV)

"But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken
before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that
they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who
should walk after their own ungodly lusts."
(Jude 1:17-18, KJV)

You may recall that earlier in this article, I mentioned
that Melchizedek actually means "King of Righteousness". As
I have pointed out in some of my Endtime articles, the Book
of Revelation tells us a number of times that we too, as
members of the Order of Melchizedek, will be given priestly
Robes of Righteousness; which we are informed is symbolic of
our sins being washed away by the shed Blood of Jesus
Christ, our Sacrificial Lamb:

"And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it
was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little
season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren,
that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."
(Revelation 6:11, KJV)

"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no
man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people,
and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"
(Revelation 7:9, KJV)

"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are
these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came
they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to
me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and
have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb."
(Revelation 7:13-14, KJV)

"And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine
linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the
righteousness of saints."
(Revelation 19:8, KJV)

So then, please don't worry if some people currently don't
understand you, or if they consider you to be a fool because
of your Christian beliefs and your "invisible faith" in your
"invisible Friend". If they mock you and ridicule you, it
doesn't make a bit of difference, because God knows the true
score. It is by the very method which some people claim is
foolishness, that they could be saved if they would only
believe:

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of
God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the
wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the
prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is
the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the
wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God
the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the
foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the
Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But
we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock,
and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are
called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and
the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser
than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men."
(1 Corinthians 1:18-25, KJV)

At the same time, let us not forget Peter's admonition
regarding those who do humbly approach us with a sincere
heart and an honest desire to know the truth:

"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a
reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
(1 Peter 3:15, KJV)

Ask the Lord to give you His Love, and His Wisdom, and His
Spiritual Discernment so that you too can feed His true
sheep with the only Words that bring Life. At the same time,
do your best to avoid the goats and the reprobates who just
want to waste your time and drain you of your spiritual
energy. Most of all, persevere in your faith in the Lord!
Run with patience the race that is set before you! Look not
to the left hand, nor to the right, but let your eyes look
right on; right on Jesus Christ, the Author and the Finisher
of your faith! If you are faithful to do these things, at
His Return, He will say to you "Well done thou good and
faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!":

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great
a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the
sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus
the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame,
and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
(Hebrews 12:1-2, KJV)

"Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look
straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let
all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor
to the left: remove thy foot from evil."
(Proverbs 4:25-27, KJV)

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not
faint."
(Isaiah 40:31, KJV)

"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful
servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord."
(Matthew 25:21, KJV)

With these wonderful verses, I am going to bring this
discussion to a close. I truly pray that this series has
been an inspiration and a blessing in your life.